ed shut behind them, abruptly severi
e icy wind struck Kory's fevered skin, his knees buckled. His massive
ct. His body heat radiated through his
her palms flat against the rigid slab of his che
is fogged, wire-rimmed glasses, his pupils were dilated into terrifying pools of black. He reac
ke a man standing on the edge of a sheer cliff,
her closer, pressing her cold palm flat against his hammering carotid artery. "I can't br
bone structure of his face was devastatingly aristocratic-sharp cheekbones, a hi
wer, headlights slic
ng against the wet asphalt. A chauffeur in pristine dark livery leaped out from be
red, rushing forward in sheer
rain with razor-sharp authority. "A synthetic aphrodisiac. His heart rate is crit
as currently leaning heavily against this unfamiliar bartender with his fingers c
imbed in after him. The heavy door sealed with a vault-lik
in, Kory's control
top two mother-of-pearl buttons of his shirt. He leaned over, his b
voice dropping into a dange
hed up to pin his wandering hands, but the moment their fingers
across the soft skin of her inner wrist, his scorching breath fanning
less familiarity of a man handling a loyal pet. But this strang
eeched to a halt beneath the golde
line wrapped Kory's arm securely over her shoulders
d the reception counter looked up, her expression instantly hardening into co
er tone dripping with ice. "Private s
his head from A
d a heavy, matte-black titanium card from his trou
AN
nnoyed-until the card reader sca
the desk, the network flashed
ERRIDE: PR
ASE TRUST / NEXUS
: UNLIMITED GL
n her throat. Her face went as whi
r of the St. Regis, alerted by the automated security override, came sprinting across the l
-we had no prior itin
ord-NEXUS-on the front-desk screen. The name struck a faint chord in the back of her racing mind, but before s
terrified to make direct eye contact with Kor
rored private elevator, the heavy
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